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MiniMax M3 vs Nemotron 3.5 Lightning

Compare MiniMax M3 from MiniMax and Nemotron 3.5 Lightning from Nvidia on key metrics including benchmarks, price, context length, and other model features. Access both models and hundreds of others through the OpenRouter API.

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MiniMax M3
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Nemotron 3.5 Lightning
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MiniMax M3
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Nemotron 3.5 Lightning

Overview

MiniMax M3
Author
MiniMax
Nemotron 3.5 Lightning
Author
Nvidia
MiniMax M3
Context length
1.05Mtokens
Nemotron 3.5 Lightning
Context length
262Ktokens
MiniMax M3
Reasoning
Nemotron 3.5 Lightning
Reasoning
MiniMax M3
Input modalities
Nemotron 3.5 Lightning
Input modalities
MiniMax M3
Output modalities
Nemotron 3.5 Lightning
Output modalities

MiniMax M3 vs Nemotron 3.5 Lightning: side-by-side summary

MiniMax M3 and Nemotron 3.5 Lightning are available through the OpenRouter API, so switching between them takes a model slug change rather than a new integration.

MiniMax M3, from MiniMax, has a 1,048,576-token context window and is priced at $0.23/M tokens input, $0.96/M tokens output on OpenRouter.

Nemotron 3.5 Lightning, from Nvidia, has a 262,144-token context window and is priced at $0.065/M tokens input, $0.18/M tokens output on OpenRouter.

Context window
  • MiniMax M3: 1,048,576 tokens
  • Nemotron 3.5 Lightning: 262,144 tokens
Price
  • MiniMax M3: $0.23/M tokens input, $0.96/M tokens output
  • Nemotron 3.5 Lightning: $0.065/M tokens input, $0.18/M tokens output
Provided by
  • MiniMax M3: MiniMax
  • Nemotron 3.5 Lightning: Nvidia
  • MiniMax M3 model details, providers and pricing
  • Nemotron 3.5 Lightning model details, providers and pricing